1 Background BETS Consulting Services Ltd. is one of the leading consulting firms in Bangladesh. It started its journey in the year 1979 as Bangladesh Engineering and Technological Services Ltd. (BETS). In the year 2005 it renamed as BETS Consulting Services Ltd. (BETS). BETS enjoys unique reputation in its fight against poverty, hunger and poor social context, where BETS is a proud development partner providing appropriate and sustainable solutions for infrastructure development through innovative technologies, affordable ideas, capacity building, proper policy- making, suitable institutional reforms and community participation. Ever since its establishment in 1979, BETS has developed into a premier consultancy organisation providing services from the stage of conceptualisation to planning, design and detailed engineering of diverse discipline projects. Focusing on the need of clients, BETS has expanded its activities in diversified fields to develop areas of complementary expertise and strengthen firm’s capabilities. Collective professional achievements include a large number of assignments spread all over Bangladesh and of late in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Cambodia, Nepal, Albania, Somaliland, Tanzania, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Sudan and Yemen. The firm has a highly experienced team of about 450 experts and professionals in different fields. BETS professional achievements include a large number of assignments spread all over Bangladesh and abroad. BETS is staffed by eminent, experienced and qualified professionals. The professional staff of BETS comprises Engineers of various disciplines, Project Management and Quality Assurance Experts, Educationists, Designers, Agriculturists, Irrigation Specialists, Hydrologists, Energy Specialists, Community & Institutional Development Specialists, Financial Analysts, Sociologists, Economists, Socio-economists, IT Specialists, Environmentalists, Architects, Planners, etc. BETS also has an active panel of associate consultants and advisors with rich experience in various fields and known in their fields of expertise. They cover a wide range of disciplines and specialities. This has in effect led to an integrated approach to planning, particularly for projects, which have multi-disciplinary ramifications. BETS has worked at both national and international levels for public as well as private sector clients and has successfully participated many projects funded by most of the international funding agencies like the WB, IDA, ADB, IDB, SFD, DFID, JICA, JBIC and other funding agencies and therefore is familiar with their procedures. BETS is an ISO 9001-2015 certified company and maintains quality management system standard. As an ISO Certified Company, we mainly put emphasis on effective planning, operation and quality management system processes. With quality assurance, the company is better equipped and prepared to deliver at an even higher level. Our clients range across the public and private sectors at home and abroad. They include govt., semi- govt., local government, autonomous bodies, international, multi and bilateral funding agencies. We help our clients to realize their objectives by developing and delivering practical solutions, adding value to their services through application of our experience, innovative thinking and state-of-the-art technology. BETS has achieved an enviable record of success with an involvement in about 585 projects at home and abroad. This level of experience was made possible by the application of highly specialized expertise and total impartiality. This serves as a testimony to the reputation and trust gained over more than 41 years of uncompromising effort. BETS is proud to have been favoured with the trust and confidence by its many clients. BETS offers on all projects international standard of creative thinking backed by diverse range of applicable engineering technologies. Working to realize the dreams and hopes of people to improve their living standards, BETS excels at concepts that continue to serve their purpose as key building blocks in the expanding economic infrastructure. 2 Trainings and transfer of technology has become one of the integral project components for most of the projects undertaken by BETS. Over the time BETS has established a sound track record in the design and implementation of training programs with particular focus on development of technical expertise geared towards Continuing Professional Development (CPD), Institutional Capacity Building and Human Resources Development (HRD). The firm is registered with World Bank (32355), Asian Development Bank (000464) and Islamic Development Bank (B310). As an independent consulting firm, BETS has no commercial, manufacturing or contracting interest. The firm complies with the requirements for membership in the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) and Federation of Consultants from Islamic Countries (FCIC). General Information Name of the Firm : BETS Consulting Services Ltd. Acronym : BETS Year of Establishment : 1979 Age of the Firm : 41 years Type of Organization : Private Limited Company and registered under Joint Stock Companies Act, 1913 Company Registration No. : C-7240/99 of 1979 – 80 dated August 14, 1979 (Renamed by Joint Stock Company vide Issue No. 25996 dated 5th April 2005) ISO 9001: 2015 Certificate No. : BAN450927 Tax Identification Number : TIN No. 238813160238, Taxes Circle-155, Taxes Zone-08 [Previous TIN: 2452000609] VAT Registration No. : 18141055205 (Area Code : 180304) BIN No. : 002315308-0101 Trade License : Trade License No. 03-084824, Ward No.19, Issue No. 424, Issue Date 01/08/2018 under Dhaka North City Corporation Mailing Address : House No. 10, Road No. 135, Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh Telephone Numbers : +8802222289923, 02222261530, 02222261532 Telex/Fax Number : (880 2) 9889967 E-Mail : [email protected]; [email protected] Web : www.betsbd.com Contact Person : Dr. Abdus Shabur, Managing Director Tel: 88 02222261534 Fax: 880-2-9889967 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] 3 Management The overall management of BETS rests on a Board of Management. All the Directors and General Managers under Board of Management have proven qualification and experience with high level of management capabilities. The management is familiar with the relevant development sectors of national and international levels. The Board of Management convenes regularly to discuss policy issues, project management and future course of activities. Moreover, each and every Director/General Manager meets regularly with the senior division professionals in order to identify and remove bottlenecks of the Department and discuss status of different on-going projects and other relevant issues. BETS management provides backstopping services to the projects including Quality Assurance, Contractual Negotiations, Financial Management, Travel/Medical, Database Development, Project Accounting, Report Production, etc. In addition to that a fully developed Management Information System (MIS) is functional to generate and provide required management information like status of ongoing projects, developing projects, staff resources, inventories of documents, CVs, etc. The MIS is continuously updated to meet the management requirement and to facilitate decision-making. BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Managing Director Dr. Abdus Shabur M.Sc.(Ground Water Engg.), Azerbaijan State University, Baku, Azerbaijan, 1982 Ph.D.(Hydrogeology), Azerbaijan State University, Baku, Azerbaijan, 1988 Director, Finance Ms. Ishita Kabir Bachelor in Economics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2005 KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL General Manager, Water Supply, Sanitation & Environment General Manager, Infrastructure, Power & Energy (IPE) (WSE) Kazi Mizanur Rahman Rupan Kanti Das M.Sc. in Civil Engineering in 1996 from Kuban States M.Sc. Engg. (Water Resource), First Position, Asian Technological University in Russia Institute of Technology, Thailand, 1998. (Specialization: Industrial and Civil Engineering) B.Sc. Engg. (Civil), First Class, Bangladesh University of MBA from Bangladesh Open University, 2008 Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 1995. General Manager, Education & Social Science (ESS) General Manager, Water Resources Md. Badiuzzaman & Agriculture (WRA) M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics, Dhaka University, 1977 A.F.M. Farooque Post Graduate Diploma in Development Planning from B.Sc. Engineer (Civil), Bangladesh University of National Academy for Planning and Development, 2014 Engineering and Technology (BUET) Advisor, Gas & Energy Sector Department Delawar Bakht, P.Eng. B.Sc. Engg. (Civil), BUET, Dhaka, 1968 M. Engg. (Civil), BUET, Dhaka, 1998 Completed works under Ph.D program with Environmental Engineering Division at BUET 4 BETS Organizational Structure B ETS Board of Management Advisory Panel Legal Tax Financial Managing Director General Manager General Manager General Manager General Manager Water Supply, Water Resources Infrastructure, Education & Social Sanitation & & Agriculture Environment Power & Energy Science (WSE) (WRA) (IPE) (ESS) Water Supply Flood Control Rural & Urban Socio-economic Infrastructure Sanitation Drainage & studies Sewerage & Irrigation Roads and Institutional Drainage Bridge Land Development Environment Reclamation Building Education ETP, CDM Hydrology & Power and Financial Solid Waste Hydrogeology Energy Management & Management Waterways & Land Banking Port Management Information Technology Agriculture